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Anesthesia for the premature infant

Saab R.N. (, 2004)

The number of infants born prematurely has been increasing over the past few years; their survival rate has also been increasing because of the multiple advances in health care. The premature infants usually have a number ...
Is there violence in the neighbourhood? Ask the children

Usta J.; Farver J.A.M. (OXFORDGREAT CLARENDON ST, OXFORD OX2 6DP, ENGLAND, 2005)

Background: Community violence is a major public health concern. Much has been written about high intensity community violence such as wars or gang violence. However, chronic low intensity community violence is greatly ...
Factors influencing the choice of specialty among medical students in Lebanon

Khater-Menassa B.; Major S. (, 2005)

STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM: We focus on graduating students from two medical schools in Lebanon to identify the proportions who select primary care careers, to highlight factors that are considered when making a career choice, ...
Questions-reponses questions and answers

Saab B.; Haddad M. (, 2005)

[No abstract available]
Psychological distress among marginalized women in the outskirts of beirut: Determinants and association with health perception

Saab B.R.; Salem M.T.; Chaaya M.; Campbell O.M.R. (CARYJOURNALS DEPT, 2001 EVANS RD, CARY, NC 27513 USA, 2005)

The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of psychological distress (PD) and its determinants in under-privileged women in the outskirts of Beirut, Lebanon. A cross-sectional survey of 1,869 ever-married ...
Communication skills in a Lebanese Medical School: From movie theaters to medical classrooms

Saab B.R.; Usta J.; Major S.; Musharrafieh U.; Ashkar K. (LEAWOOD11400 TOMAHAWK CREEK PARKWAY, STE 540, LEAWOOD, KS 66207 USA, 2005)

Background: Communication skills are widely taught in US medical schools, but in Lebanon, such teaching is in its infancy. Methods: At the American University of Beirut, we piloted a communication skills teaching package ...
Health of children working in small urban industrial shops

Nuwayhid I.A.; Usta J.; Makarem M.; Khudr A.; El-Zein A. (LONDONBRITISH MED ASSOC HOUSE, TAVISTOCK SQUARE, LONDON WC1H 9JR, ENGLAND, 2005)

Aims: To explore associations between work status and multidimensional health indices in a sample of urban Lebanese children. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was used to compare 78 male children (aged 10-17 years) working ...
Medical conditions affecting well-accommodated travelers in Lebanon

Saab B.; Musharrafieh U. (HOBOKEN111 RIVER ST, HOBOKEN 07030-5774, NJ USA, 2005)

There are no data on the prevalence of common diseases affecting travelers to Lebanon. Between 2001 and 2002, one among nine physicians was consulted on guests who needed medical attention in a five-star Beirut hotel. ...
A 39-year-old pregnant woman with polyuria and hypomagnesemia

Ahmed S.B.; Abi Rached J.M.; Singh A.K.; Charytan D.M. (NEW YORK75 VARICK STREET, 9TH FLOOR, NEW YORK, NY 10013-1917 USA, 2006)

[No abstract available]
Communicating with terminal patients: Lessons from wit and students

Saab B.-R.; Usta J. (LEAWOOD11400 TOMAHAWK CREEK PARKWAY, STE 540, LEAWOOD, KS 66207 USA, 2006)

[No abstract available]
In response [2]

Major S.; Khater B. (, 2006)

[No abstract available]
Smart bombs are not enough

Saab B. (, 2006)

[No abstract available]
Macular eruption

Saab B.; Kibbi A.G. (, 2006)

[No abstract available]
Buried penis in the newborn

Osman H.; Batley N.J. (GLEN HEAD708 GLEN COVE AVE, GLEN HEAD, NY 11545 USA, 2006)

[No abstract available]
Prevalence of antibodies against hepatitis B virus and hepatitis C virus among blood donors in Lebanon, 1997-2003

Irani-Hakime N.; Musharrafieh U.; Samaha H.; Almawi W.Y. (ST LOUIS11830 WESTLINE INDUSTRIAL DR, ST LOUIS, MO 63146-3318 USA, 2006)

The prevalence of hepatitis B virus (HBV) antigens (HBsAg) and antibody to hepatitis C virus (anti-HCV) was determined among 16,084 blood donors (14,993 males; mean age, 31.7 ± 8.2 years and 1084 females; mean age, 31.4 ± ...
Sickness-related absence among employees at a tertiary care center in Lebanon

Rahme D.V.; Razzouk G.N.; Musharrafieh U.M.; Rahi A.C.; Akel M.M. (WASHINGTON1319 EIGHTEENTH ST NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20036-1802 USA, 2006)

The authors studied the rate of sickness-related absence of employees at a tertiary care center. They examined sickness-related absence records of employees, including nurses, food service workers, housekeeping, and security ...
A case control study of deep venous thrombosis in relation to factor V G1691A (Leiden) and A4070G (HR2 Haplotype) polymorphisms

Bouaziz-Borgi L.; Nguyen P.; Hezard N.; Musharrafieh U.; Almawi W.Y.; Mahjoub T. (SAN DIEGO525 B ST, STE 1900, SAN DIEGO, CA 92101-4495 USA, 2007)

Activated protein C resistance (APCR) is a significant risk factor for venous thromboembolism (VTE), with the factor V (FV) G1691A (Leiden) mutation accounting for the majority of inherited APCR cases. An additional FV ...
Domestic violence: The Lebanese experience

Usta J.; Farver J.A.M.; Pashayan N. (LONDON32 JAMESTOWN RD, LONDON NW1 7BY, ENGLAND, 2007)

Objectives: To estimate the prevalence of domestic violence among women presenting to primary health care facilities in Lebanon; to identify presenting symptoms and responses to varied forms of violence; and to examine ...
Sudden upper back pain

Saab B.; Al Kutoubi A. (, 2007)

[No abstract available]
Does sesame oil reduce cough in children?: Commentary

Vohra S.; Saab B.R. (, 2007)

[No abstract available]

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